How cool is this! Volunteers are combing old ship logs to learn weather details for The Old Weather project. It is a way to fill in the gaps of our climate knowledge. It also tells the story of the humans involved in the shipping industry and the human enjoyment and suffering of those on the […]
I love neighborhood newspapers. The Park Bugle serves the St. Anthony Park, Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, and Como Park areas of St. Paul, Minnesota The September issue I picked up this week carried an article with joyous news of importance to many people. It concerns the families of children adopted through two organizations located here in […]
Check your calendar. I bet it’s pretty empty for next January. Why not sign up for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy that takes place 12-16 January 2015. SLIG is moving to a different hotel with more classrooms and more space in each room. It has on-site restaurants, a Starbucks takeout area, and places to […]
During the Federation of Genealogical Societies conference in San Antonio, last week, there was a special event that helped raise the funds to digitized 362, 206 more pages of the War of 1812 pension files. Digitize and make them searchable, free, and printable to anyone forever. What a nice phrase. The FGS 2014 Celebrity Fun […]
Sunday, September 7th is the last day to register and save money on the 2014 North Star Conference. This is the Minnesota Genealogical Society’s annual conference. The featured speaker for 2014 is Judy Russell, JD, CGSM , CGLSM , who is known as The Legal Genealogist. Judy will present four lectures during the October 3-4 event. […]
It will always be a special family joke that my first granddaughter gave birth to my first great grandchild on Labor Day! Lucas arrived this morning. I feel giddy. I had no trouble sleeping through it all. I had the phone on silent and slept 12 hours upon my return from the FGS genealogy conference […]
I have a two week break from presentations right now but I have plenty to keep me busy and earning a living. Next up on my travel schedule is the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference in San Antonio, Texas from August 27-30. I have given up editing and writing the conference blog but it still […]
A few days ago I blogged about the volumes of records being stolen from an area church. Sometimes the media doesn’t get the whole story. Then there is me who assumed the story was correct. I wasn’t about to call the church and bug them when I know they are already being overwhelmed. Maybe I […]
I received this press release today. Sounds like a MUST HAVE if you have Hanover ancestral roots! Lind Street Research Publishes a New Guide for finding German Military Records for the former Kingdom of Hanover INVERNESS, ILLINOIS, August 1, 2014 – Teresa Steinkamp McMillin, Certified GenealogistSM and German research expert, is proud to announce the […]
It’s been a tough news day here in my area. One horrific story has been the shooting and death of a suburban police officer. That has affected my thinking all afternoon. My heart aches for his family and fellow officers. Then I checked the local news channels websites to see if the suspect had been […]